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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid at an Ivy says that the 20-30 kids from Andover/Exeter/Choate/Groton etc all merged friend groups and only keep to themselves.[/quote]
Sorry but your kid doesn't know that and if they did they'd have no reason to tell you. Why just make stuff up?[/quote]

NP here. My freshman ivy kid says the uber wealthy private/boarding school crowd largely sticks together, dominated by nyc/la and wealthy internationals. Likely easier for a boy to mix in- but harder for a girl since outward signs of affluence/fitting in (branded clothes, designer jewelry, etc is not accessible to most. My kid's roommate is a wealthy international girl with homes in multiple countries. They get along very well as roommates but my kid is never included/invited to the roommate's social outings. We are a full pay mc/umc family (not high income but saved for a long time) and my kid is pretty much shut out of that group. My kid also does not have an unlimited budget to keep up. They dont use the mandatory meal plan (eat out or doordash every day) , some have services clean dorm rooms,  weekends away with top tix to concerts/sporting events. its a different world from ours. Those same tippy top kids are also set up with internships via parent connections, etc. They are smart kids, but very privileged and cliquey. [/quote]

Maybe at the Ivies but I haven’t seen this behavior at either of the top SLACs which my kids attend. Both kids have friend groups with wide SES distribution including families far wealthier than ours which is top 0.3% or so. Some families are on full aid and one has connections to European royalty. Everybody does their own laundry, and everyone eats in the same dining halls daily. They all ski together and hang out seamlessly. Spring breaks have been a bit different but nobody has jetted off on a private plane. [/quote]

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